A prior accident had caused traffic to back up on I-20. That’s when 48-year-old Jose Baldassari drove his tractor-trailer into the back of a pickup truck, which caused a deadly five-vehicle chain reaction. 27-year-old Ricardo Silva-Martinez and 43-year-old Bladimir Rodriquez were both killed.

Baldassari fled the scene but was found Thursday morning (July 12) walking on I-20 in El Paso County. He now faces two counts of manslaughter.